Wrench



P FORTE WRENCH Aug. 8, 1933.

Filed Oct. 10, 1932 Pierre Parie, Q

AiZorney.

Patented Aug. 8, 1933 Y uurrso STATES PATENT OFFICE] WRENCH Pierre Porte, Viroflay, France Application October 10, 1932, Serial No. 637,146,

and in France October 10, 1931 4 Claims. (01. 81155) The present invention has for object improvein which the tail 1a can slide. Two small plates ments in wrenches, with rapid tightening and 5 secured at a suitable point to the tail piece which do not become dis-adjusted. or rod 1a and slidably overlapping the adjacent The wrench constructed according to the inportions of the handle 3 serve for the guiding 5 vention comprises a helicoidal spindle, with reof the tail piece 12. and also to limit its travel in so versible action, provided with one or severalv both directions by abutting against the ends quick screw threads and the free end of which 419. and it of the recess or opening 4. is housed in the tail of the movable jaw. The said plates have ribbed cups 5a (Fig. 3)

One of the characteristic features of the infacilitating their manipulation with the fingers.

l vention resides in that two plates secured to The plates are secured to the tail piece 111 by 65 the tail of the movable jaw serve as guides for two screws b which pass through the latter. the said tail which they hold in a cage formed The tail piece or rod 1a has a channel 6, the in the sleeve or handle prolonging the fixed end 6a of which is alone formed'with a screw or stationary jaw and that they form external thread cooperating with the threaded spindle 7,.

knobs facilitating the movement of the movable The smooth portion of the channel 6, therefore, 70 jaw. leaves the inner portion of the spindle 7 free The chief. improvement aimed at in the into slide therein. A plug 6b closes the other end vention resides in the simplicity of the locking of the channel 6. arrangement for-the helicoidal spindle for the The end of the spindle 7 passes through a purpose of preventing any rotation thereof. bearing8 formed in the handle 3 (Fig. 1). Said 75 This arrangement comprises a loose roller inextremity may be smooth over its entire length tegral with the spindle and a roller secured to or have a smooth part and a screw threaded the handle of the wrench; these two rollers are part 79.. The smooth part corresponds, in this channeled longitudinally and have grooves of case, to the bearingS and the screw threaded the same width. A locking sleeve, channeled part 7a screws in a roller 9 housed in a recess 10 80 internally with grooves identical to those of the formed in the handle 3 beyond the recess 4, rollers, can slide on the latter and when desired, but separated therefrom by the bearing 8. Berender them integral or free them in order to tween the rolier 9 and the said bearing is disprevent or permit the rotation of the helicoidal posed a washer 11 pierced with several holes spindle carried or supported in the handle of in which are housed balls 12 adapted to facili- 85 the wrench. tate the running of the roller againstthe bear- Finally the invention provides for a brake deing 8. vice for the locking sleeve so as to prevent The end of the screwfla is like-wise smooth any unintentional movement thereof, and conand engages in a second roller 13 forming a sisting of a spring in the form of an arcuatesupporting stud. This roller is provided with a 90 wire bearin in one of the channels of the screw threaded dowel pin 14 screwed into the loose roller and exerting a pressure on one extremity of the handle 3. In this dowel pin of the internal grooves of the locking sleeve. is screwed a screw 15 resting on a small chan- The invention will moreover be better underneled stud l6 resting on the rounded extremity stood from the following description reference of the screw 7a. The holes pierced in the dowel 90 being had to the accompanying drawing which pin 14 is likewise channeled in such a manner as shows: to prevent the stud 16 from turning. The screw Fig. 1 an elevation of the wrench partly in 15 is split in such'a manner as to serve as a section; brake on any unintentionalloosening or untight- Fig. 2 a side view of the wrench; ening. g 100 Fig. 3 a section taken on the line 33 of This arrangement permits by screwing the Fig. 1; screw 15 to take up the play which may occur Fig. 4 a section taken on the line 4-4 of in the wrench. Fig. 1. A pin or screw can be housed between the The wrench comprises a movable jaw 1 promale and female parts of the screw thread 14 5 longed by a tail rod 111, which engages in the or rest thereon to prevent any rotation of the stationary jaw 2 carried by the sleeve or handle fixed roller 13. Likewise, a pin 18 can pass 3. This tail piece can be graduated over part through the roller 9 of the spindle 7 in such a of its length. manner that the latter is made rigid with the The sleeve or handle 3 has a large recess 4 said roller.

This free roller 9 and the fixed roller 13 are channeled longitudinally and have equidistant grooves which can be brought in alignment with each other.

A locking sleeve 19 preferably having a milled outer surface is disposed to slide on the two rollers 9 and 13 and has internal channels corresponding to those of the two rollers.

The height of the locking sleeve 19 is practically equal to that of the roller 9 which is twice as high as the roller 13, so that the said locking sleeve can be placed completely on the roller- 9 consisting of a steel wire the two extremities of which are cent over and engaged in the free roller- 9, the main straight portion of said wire is nested within one channel of the roller: The spring engages in one of the grooves of the locking sleeve 19 when the latter is manipulated and prevents, by its pressure on the said groove all unintentional movement-of the locking sleeve.

The operation of the wrench is readily understood. If the locking sleeve 19 is placed on the freeroller 9, the endless screw 7, the roller 9 and the locking sleeve 19 can turn freely. Any displacement o the jaw 1 is translated by an effort of the screw threaded pa t 61 of the tail 1a on the endless screw 7 causing a 1 of. This displacement can thererore be rapid, the great reversibility of the screw preventing any resistance thereof.

If, on the contrary, the curser 19 is brought over the fixed roller 13 as shown inFigure 1, the two rollers 9 and 13 are rigidly intercom nected and any rotation oi the loose roller 9 is impossible because it is held by the stationary roller 13 fixed with the handle 4.

consequence, any displacement of the jaw l is prevented.

The operation of the wrench can therefore be effected by acting either on the jaw l, er on the jaw 2, or on the plates 5 or again on the locking sleeve 19 which actuates the screw 'lby rotation, v

It is obvious that modifications in shape and detail may be embodied to the wrench herein described without exceeding the scope of the invention.

What I claim, is:

1. A wrench of the character described comprising a fixed jaw provided with a handle, a movable jaw having a rod extending therefrom and adapted to slide in said fixed jaw and its handle, a spindle in screw threaded engagement with said rod, a roller secured to the *otation there- Any rotation of the screw 7 is likewise impossible and in spindle, a ring rigid with the fixed jaw handle and disposed in longitudinal alinement with the roller, said roller and ring having corresponding channels formed upon their outer peripheral surfaces, and a locking sleeve internally channeled and slidably displaceable over said ring and roller whereby to interconnect the same and thus prevent rotation of the spindle.

2. A wrench of the character described comprising a fixed jaw provided with a handle, a movable jaw having a rod extending therefrom and adapted to slide in said fixed jaw and its .handle, a spindle in screw threaded engagement with said rod, a roller secured to the spindle, a ring rigid with the fixed jaw handle and disposed in longitudinal alinement with the roller, said roller and ring having corresponding channels formed upon their outer peripheral surfaces, a locking sleeve internally channeled and slidably displaceable over said ring and roller whereby to interconnect the same and thus prevent rotation of said spindle, and an ,arcuate spring secured to said roller in one channel thereof and engageable, with a corresponding channel in said sleeve whereby to withhold the latter against accidental displacement.

3. A wrench of the charact r described comprising a fixed jaw provided with a handle, a movable jaw having a rod extending therefrom and adapted to slide in said fixed jaw and its handle, a spindle in screw threaded engagement with said rod, a roller secured to the spindle, a ring rigid with the fixed jaw handle and disposed in longitudinal alinement with the roller, said roller and ring having corresponding channels formed upon their outer peripheral surfaces, a locking sleeve internally channeled and slidably displaceable oversaid ring and roller whereby to interconnect the same and thus prevent rotation of the spindle, a stud received in said ring and supporting the extremity of said spindle, and means for adjusting said stud.

4. A wrench of the character described com prising a fixed jaw provided with a handle, a movable jaw having a rod extending therefrom and adapted to slide in said jaw and its handle, said rod having internal channel formed therein, a bearing in the channel of said fixed jaw, a chamber below bearing, a spindle supported in said bearing with one end extending into the chamber and the other end in screw threaded engagement with the end portion of the rod extending from the movable jaw, a roller housedin said chamber secured to the extended end of the spindle, a ring also housed in said chamber and disposed in longitudinal alinement with said roller, said roller and ring having corresponding channelsformed upon their outer peripheral surfaces, and a lock.- ing sl eve internally channeled and slidahly dispiaceable over said ring and roller whereby to interconnect the same and thus prevent rotation of said spindle.

PIERRE FORTE. 

